Fox and Reuters have just now called the nomination for Clinton. With that, all major media organizations have done so as of today. What does this mean?
Democracy died today. Bernie Sanders was America’s last good chance to give up the two party system, help the poor, and challenge the status quo of income inequality. And what did America do with this chance? Spat in Bernie’s face.
That’s not to say everyone is at fault. Bernie Sanders was supported by a segment of a young generation that believed things could be different. This segment is the same group of young people who never gave in to all the shitty pop music and modern culture of dismissing serious issues in favor of obsessing over Kim Kardashian and Justin Bieber.
And yes – I am a member of this segment of the young generation. I am someone who always understood more than my peers. I have a triple digit IQ and a four digit SAT score. And I’ve always understood politics. While other kids were watching “Hannah Montana,” I was watching the “Daily Show” when I was only a middle schooler. I’ve always had an instinct for politics – in 2006, I predicted that Obama would be President before anyone else even had a clue who he was. It’s for all these reasons that you know I’m not just bluffing when I say that Bernie Sanders was our last chance.
To be fair, this cannot entirely be blamed just on ignorant citizens who didn’t stop to learn about Bernie. It is also the amount of fraud in this election. And how do I know there has been fraud? Well, I have seen some of it firsthand.
When it was time for my state to vote in its primary, I was excited to be a part of the process. Though I could not yet vote, I volunteered my time as a poll watchdog, making sure nothing bad was happening. During most of the voting time, nothing seemed out of the ordinary. But I stayed late after the polls were closing. That was when I saw a black man messing with the consoles. I walked up and asked, “what are you doing?” He looked around, saw that nobody else was there, and leaned in – saying, “I’m getting paid a lot of money to rig this. But you’re a kid so nobody will believe you anyway.” It was then that I realized just how corrupt this system is. I’m not sure how I kept my optimism for so long. I guess I just thought even if people didn’t believe Bernie, they would at least believe the facts. Facts like just how bad income inequality has gotten. Facts like how the American people haven’t gotten a raise in fifty years. Facts like how the Federal Reserve steals from the poor and gives to the rich. And facts like how free trade agreements have led to the collapse – not growth – of a number of developing countries.
But despite all of this… today, democracy died. The Establishment lives. And we will all suffer.
Why did this happen? Maybe it was just ignorance. Maybe it was all the women voting with their genitals or because “it’s her turn.” Maybe it was all the African-Americans forgetting their history and who had helped them get their rights.
I know you’re asking – but who do you support now?! I don’t know. I’ve seen a glimmer of hope from Jill Stein and Gary Johnson. But the truth is, I would gladly take even Trump over Clinton. Trump isn’t the one under investigation. Trump isn’t the one trying to hide so many secrets. On the contrary, at least Trump is an open book. And frankly, even if he burns this whole country down, it’s probably a faster path to real progressive reform than the kind of neoliberal backwards incrementalism pursued by Clinton. I would say God help us all, but God doesn’t exist. If you want to share this, don’t hesitate. You don’t even need to credit me. The more people that hear the truth, the better.